Two Worlds Collide
Reading Time: 8 minutesLiving a life of decadent skiing isn’t all dream vacations to B.C. powder lodges and sunny slopes in the Alps. For the majority of us working stiffs, skiing means two […]
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Booming Mountain Camps
Reading Time: 4 minutesA spiritual ride for women that tones all levels of the body and mind. By tobias c. van Veen in Buyer’s Guide 2014 issue Training involves not just buffing up […]
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Bring on the Fans
Reading Time: 4 minutesby Tobias c. Van Veen from December 2012 issue Canada’s Own The Podium program focuses hard on Olympic medals, with Olympic wins eclipsing all other World Championship finishes—and Erik Guay […]
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The new world of freeriding
Reading Time: 4 minutesby Tobias c. van Veen from Fall 2012 issue This season (and may it be blessed) will see the long-awaited merger of the Freeride World Tour (herein called the FWT) […]
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Skiing’s gladiators
Reading Time: 4 minutes Skier cross has a strange and storied history in not only the sport of skiing, but in the evolution of skiing itself. The dark roots of skier cross involve nothing more or less […]
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Life Beyond the Gates
Reading Time: 4 minutesby Tobias c van Veen from Spring 2012 issue What happens to racers after they’ve hung up their skis? It’s a question that a lot of athletes either avoid or don’t even consider. […]
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A Bite with Dave Brownlie
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhistler Blackcomb ’s CEO goes beyond the ropes with Ski Canada. by Tobias C. Van Veen Dave Brownlie is not your average CEO. As I chased him down The Bite on […]
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Beyond Whistler
Reading Time: 9 minutesIf Whistler Blackcomb’s trail map isn’t big enough for you, there’s plenty more playground accessible by heli, cat and your own two feet. by tobias c. van Veen from 40th […]
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Taking FIS to Task
Reading Time: 5 minutesby tobias c. van Veen from the Fall 2011 issue. The first and only time I saw Jean-Luc Brassard in competition was at the closing finale of the 2002 World Cup Freestyle on […]
Read more »The Whistler Cup’s Killer Kinder
Reading Time: 4 minutesno driver’s licence required by tobias c. van Veen from the Buyer’s Guide 2012 issue. With Lady Gaga cranked from a stereo pitched precariously in the snowbank, a swarm of […]
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Ski culture’s crass class
Reading Time: 3 minutesby tobias c. van Veen from the Spring 2011 issue. All photos: Mike Crane. Underneath the polished veneer of sponsors and competitions of Whistler’s Telus World Ski & Snowboard Festival thrives a […]
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